The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
SPIES, BROTHER.
Man Who Claims to be Related to
the Condemned Anarchist.

nelgut, We'll bullt, Drown eyes, DiaCk nous
tache, attired in adark suit of clothes dark
overcoat and black SLOUGH hat, walked into
the Circle saloon, on the northwest cornerI
of Twelfth street and Chouteau avenue,
about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
asked for a glass of beer. Albert Booth, the
bal-keeper, brought him the beverage, and
II was drank and another ordered by the
thirsty customer. One beer followed
another until the drinker was more or less
under the influence of the beverage and be-
came quite talkative. His language was
Ill broken English, and he was
evidently more used to speaking
IN German than any other language There
were several men in the barroom with
whom he drank several times and they tried
TO draw him into conversation with them,
but their efforts We're unsuccessful, as none
OF them could talk in the visitors native
language. Finally, tall, well-dressed
young man entered the saloon, and as he
spoke in German TO the bar-kepper, the
unknown German refused to let him pay
for the drink which had been ordered, but
called for one for himself and they drank
together. He appeared to take a strange
hiking to the new conner, for he would often
express his private opinion on the manner
which the Anarchists were treated in this
country. He mentioned the word Anal'-
chlst III English and in such a wild and
threatening manner that the bar
keeper became frightened and told
one of the bystanders to run for "A police
man and have the man taken to the police
headquarters. The advocate of anarchy APP
peared to know what policeman meant, for
he told the barkeeper in broken English
that there would be trouble in that saloon
If an officer was summoned, for he was well
prepared for any emergency. His young
companion was the most controlled one in
the crowd, and he told the frightened saloon
man to stop his noise and attend to his bust
nes. When quiet had been restored, the
strange man took his so-called young friend
into a corner. and speaking German, he told
the following strange story:
Il suppose You are acquainted with the
facts concerning the Haymarket riot in Chi
cage, and of the capture and conviction of
the Anarchists Now these men never had
fair and square trial to begin with. Even
If they did it is no reason why they should
be hanged like pack of cowardly ours, in
stead of receiving the treatment of gentle
men, as they all are-and some of them are
soldiers. 1t was a made-up plot to have
these men tried for crime they never COM
mitted, and once indicted there was but a
very little chance for their lives When
these men were convicted was thousands
of miles from where | am standing now,
puu L ICttlNtN Lut eStu lilUelilE6llNp ny
cablegram an hour after the men were
sentenced to death, | was personally
interested in the trial all the time, and
had men watching everything and every
body connected with the prosecution of the
Anarchists, in hopes that | would find some
way by which the men could be set at lib
erty. Much to my dissatisfaction no chance
presented itself. for the men in my employ
cabled everything to me Was ! discour
Irr-1,r,
no; | only waited patiently night after
night, entertaining the thought that | would
soon get news which would give me cour-
age. | am the brother of August Spies, and
| live in Bolatte, Byron. Bavaria. That is
the reason | have always taken so much in
terest in the welfare of the Anarchists
Spies is not the doomed mans right name,
but that is the name he told me he was
going to go by in this country, and |
have received positive information that he
is my brother In Bolatte, myself and my
father are engaged IN the brewery business;
in fact we have one Of the largest breweries
in that section of the country, and our bust
ness is very extensive through every part of
Europe. August Il will call him by that
name) went to college some distance from
our home, when he was quite young man.
When be entered it was his intention to
study for the priesthood He remained at
,
home on a vacation he told us that he had
changed his mind and would not study for
the priesthood. When he formed this
resolution we could not man
age him at all. and he became
very wild. He then embarked in the
business which be followed up TO the time
of his arrest. When the information was
received in Bolatte it created the greatest
CONSERVATION among the Anarchists and a
aa} irter v~ae i1SfDtaf1v % 1aI Tho he
where the meeting was held was crowded
with people eager to assist their brethren in
their distress. We adopted resolutions
promising to send assistance in the shape of
money, or a large body of men. The ques-
ton whether we would come over to this
country in large body or not was sub
iect Of debate for several months.
1t was finally decided that we
would gather together the best
and most influential Anarchists in that pal
of the country. and charter steamers and
come to this country. We chartered the
steamer Friesia and two other large
steamers, and left Bavaria about one month
ago. Among the number on board the
steamers, which were crowded, there were
three brothers Of Herr Most, of New York.
/ do not care TO say how we landed, but
will state that the men landed at such places
and III such numbers that we escaped the
surveillance Of the police"
"Where are the men now" asked the
young man, who had listened attentlvely.
They are scattered throughout the East,
but please do not interrupt me, | came to
this city last Friday, and was met at the
depot by several Anarchists who had not the
slightest idea that | was coming here
was put in a carriage and driven to the resi-
dence of one of the pio milent members of
the labor union, and stopped there until this
evening, when | slipped quietly away.
Myself and the host had an understanding,
and he has agreed to have a thousand
Anarchists and sympathizers in Chicago
next Friday morning. But cannot say any
more, young man. for / must hurry and
catch my train" he said. and moved toward
the door. Bat / don't know where the
depot Isl will you direct me To it" The
young man walked with him toward the
depot, and on the way he resumed the story.
''We have it all arranged, so that at day
light next Friday morning, the active An
archists will meet in the Gruener- Baum
hall, $50 Sixteenth street, and try and come
TO some understanding whether we will
liberate the doomed men by strategy or
bloodshed. See here. said the speaker, as
he drew from pocket in his coatsleeve
small bottle of arsenic, IF all our efforts
fail we can pass one of these into each of the
doomed men as easy as taking a cigar. We
have men on the inside of the Jail who dare
not fail us.
During their walk they visited several
saloons, and the Anarchist was pretty much
Finally the young man sue